Good things come in small packages. The Northeast Classic Lites make their first visit to the Thrasher Rd. speed plant since 2014, and they rip around the 1/3 oval with 4-cylinder 600cc GSXR motorcycle engines. These Dwarf Cars are 5/8 scale models of vintage cars from 1928-48. They are expected to have 16-20 cars in attendance which should make for a great event.

The Casella Modifieds were light on cars but Brian Robie picked up his first career Tour-Type Modified feature win by leading all 30 laps. Dana Smith continued his strong season by finishing 2nd while Scott MacMichael was 3rd.

R.E. Hinkley Super Streeter “Radical” Ricky Bly grabbed his first win of the season in convincing fashion outrunning Ben Poland and Hayden Scott to the line. Bly led the last 27 laps.

The “Polish” Prince Tyler Janovsky reigned supreme in the Pepsi Limited Sportsman conquering the field for his 2nd win of the year. Chris Colburn was the runner-up with Kenny Thompson finishing 3rd.

Se7en? – “Radical” Ricky Bly became the 6th different winner in 7 races this year joining 2-time winner Jack McClay, current point leader Hayden Scott, Mark McClay, Craig Smith, and Russ Davis in the KIXX Victory Lane club. Last year after 7 races, only four different winners had been had visited that familiar territory. On any given night, there could be someone new. Will there be a 7th this week.

What was Phil Collins singing about? – “I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord.” While it likely wasn’t yellow flags, it would have been fitting for last Friday. A ton of them. 25 of them in the features to be exact. Let’s hope that was an abnormality.

Get the point? – While it still early in the season race number-wise, the calendar is saying otherwise. The point battles are heating up. The Supers have four drivers within 50 points of point leader Hayden Scott. The Limiteds look to be a 3-man race with Tyler Janovsky, Kenny Thompson, and Chris Colburn. The Wildcats have 3 drivers within earshot of Zach Lyn. Dale Squires Jr trails by 18 points, Nick Little is 58 back, and Kyle Currier is down 60. It is going to be a crazy two months.

Next week the Daddy’s Pizza Twin 30’s for the Casella Modifieds. An extra purse and race bonuses will be awarded. The Supers, Limiteds, and Wildcats will all be in action as well.

Cancer. Whether it was a loved one, friend, or even ourselves, we have all been affected by cancer in one way or another. Claremont Speedway, its race teams, and fans will be doing their part to try and find a cure for the disease. Partnering with the Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, we will be running the Race Against Cancer Event on August 25 with the rain date set for the 26th. All four Newport Chevrolet Weekly Racing Divisions will be in action with their starting position determined solely by the amount of money raised. Last year, race teams and fans were able to raise $ 30,000 for the organization.

Put your favorite drivers on the front row of their feature event by donating to their cause or if you would like to make a general donation, you can do so on that event page as well. Driver pages will be set up this week. You can also donate to the drivers themselves in person.

Thank you in advance for supporting this memorable event with more details to follow in the upcoming weeks.

After a scheduled week off for Loudon, we settle in for the heat of the summer with Newport Chevrolet Buick GMC Night. Our title sponsor will be on hand with several vehicles for what is shaping up to be an action-packed night of racing. They will also be raffling off a Big Deal Plus which includes 3 years of maintenance and other great benefits – a $ 2,470 value.

The headliner of the night is the Cody Lafont Memorial Twin 25’s presented by Blue Springs Ice, Gomer’s Trucking, Joe’s Family Car Care, Marro Home Center, Kidder’s Automotive, Wade’s Ice Cream, and the Lafont family. This special event for the T-Bird Mini Mart Wildcats will be run in two segments with a trophy and bonus money awarded to each segment winner. After the first segment, the field is inverted and after the 2nd segment, the lowest average finish is declared the winner. The winner’s take is $ 500. 24 drivers are eligible to compete in the event with a minimum of $ 100 to take the green. Greg Millette, Dale Squires Jr., Kodi Sabins, and Zach Lyn have all visited KIXX Victory Lane this season.

The Casella Modifieds are back as well, last running on June 9th when Dana Smith held off a charging Dwight Jarvis to grab his 2nd win of the season. Smith leads Prospect, CT’s Nick Salva by 26 points heading into tomorrow night’s event.

Jack McClay became the first repeat winner in the R.E. Hinkley Super Streets leading the final 19 laps last time out. Dylan Bodreau and the “Original” Craig Smith rounded out the podium. Rookie Chris Colburn led all 25 laps in the Pepsi Limited Sportsman feature to pick up his first career victory. David Greenslit made his return to the track a memorable one as he finished 2nd while “Hot Stuff” Kenny Thompson was 3rd.

Born to be Wild – With essentially 2 feature events rolled up into one big payday, things may be a bit chaotic for the 4-cylinders this week. If all 24 eligible drivers compete as well, it could make for an extremely exciting racing as the most they have fielded this year is 15 in one race.

Limitless – 10 Limited Sportsman were on-hand on July 7 with word there will be a couple more in attendance on Friday. This is a great division with 5 different winners in 6 races.

“Mod”ern Family – With the duplication of Modified Touring divisions this year, both tours happen to be running on Friday night. All indications are we should still have a double digit field. Their Twin 30 event is August 4 which should have a great field of cars.

Next week the Northeast Classic Lites visit the speedway for some great racing action. Our Super Streets, Limited Sportsman, and Wildcat divisions round out the race card.

This Friday, July 21, the T-Bird Mini Mart Wildcats will run their extra distance event, the Cody Lafont Memorial Twin 25’s as the headline event of Newport Chevrolet Buick GMC Night. Wishing to create an event in remembrance of their son, Cody Lafont, the Lafont family felt a race bearing his name at the place he treasured most was the best way to do that with plans to make this an annual event.

The race will be divided into two 25-lap segments. The best average overall finisher of the two segment events will be declared the event winner and will pocket a minimum of $ 500 for their efforts. Each segment winner will also receive a $ 75 bonus as part of the total purse. To be eligible to participate in the event, drivers needed to be registered and have run a previous Wildcat event at the speedway in 2017. Here are the eligible drivers:

In addition, event tee shirts for $ 15 will be available for purchase on the grandstand concourse as well as the pits. Post time for event is 7 PM and grandstand admission is only $ 10 for ages 6 and up. Grandstands open at 4 PM.